Tag: Minneapolis

Owner of Dance Studio Appreciates the Dance of Shen Yun

MINNEAPOLIS—Dance can be called the language of the soul, and classical Chinese dance is a dance form with one of the longest histories. “Very graceful, without feeling forced,” complimented Bao Lee, the owner of a dance studio. “The divine part of it is how graceful every single movement is. So you see the outstretched arms,…


Shen Yun Shows That ‘We Live For The Truth’ Says Company Owner

MINNEAPOLIS—Owner of GT Financial Advisor Doug Gallwas watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 25. Mr. Gallwas said that he had watched the Shen Yun “12, 13 years ago and it was great, but this was more meaningful with modern times and the way things are going. “They did a great…


Shen Yun ‘Depicts the Things That Make Life Beautiful,’ Says Repeat Audience Members

MINNEAPOLIS—“It’s fresh and bright and beautiful and it depicts the things that make life beautiful,” said Kurt Grigoleit, engineer, about Shen Yun Performing Arts. Watching Shen Yun for the third year, Mr. Grigoleit and his wife Elizabeth, registered nurse, attended the matinee performance at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 25. “I never expect to see…


Shen Yun Solo ‘So Beautiful, I Couldn’t Even Believe It,’ Says Healthcare Executive

MINNEAPOLIS—Sheri Lumley, executive director of the Minnesota Hearing Healthcare Providers, had a special experience when the erhu virtuoso of Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company took to the stage at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on Feb. 24. “It made me, oh my goodness, I can’t even explain it. When she was playing that, I…


Shen Yun Fresh, Full of Energy, Says Digital Marketing CEO

MINNEAPOLIS—Shen Yun Performing Arts often opens to theater-wide gasps and delighted applause. “The curtains lifted up, the fog kind of rolled out—just a very epic scene to start the show. I haven’t seen anything like it,” said Steven Jones, CEO in digital marketing, at the Orpheum Theatre on the evening of Feb. 24. He attended the…


Fate of Last Ex-Cop Charged in Floyd Murder Lies With Judge

MINNEAPOLIS—The attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd said in court filings Tuesday that his client is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted on state charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. But prosecutors argued in their filings that Tou…


Delta Air Lines Plane Slips Off Icy Taxiway at Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport Amid Winter Snowstorm

A Delta Air Lines plane slid off a Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport runway on Jan. 3 amid icy conditions bought on by a powerful winter storm, officials said. The incident came as the aircraft was taxiing to its assigned gate after landing at the airport in the midst of a snowstorm. The plane made a 90-degree turn…


Minneapolis Settles With 12 Injured George Floyd Protesters, Police Barred From Arresting Lawful Protesters

The city of Minneapolis on Wednesday reached a $600,000 settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) over alleged police mistreatment of protestors following the death of George Floyd. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by ACLU-MN, Fish & Richardson P.C., and Gustafson Gluek PLLC on behalf of 12 protesters who were injured when they took to…


Ex-officer Pleads Guilty, Another Waves Right to Jury Trial Over George Floyd’s Death

MINNEAPOLIS—Another long trial over the killing of George Floyd was averted on Monday after one former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter and another agreed to take a more uncommon approach and let a judge decide his fate based on the evidence in the case. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao had been set…


Minneapolis Public Schools’ Plan to Decide Layoffs by Minority Status Is ‘Unconstitutional’: Legal Experts

A new agreement between the Minneapolis teachers union and Minneapolis Public Schools that could result in white teachers being laid off before minority teachers, regardless of seniority, has sparked criticism among experts. According to the agreement (pdf), initially struck in March, white teachers would be laid off or reassigned before “educators of color” in the event Minneapolis…